Ofsted Visit Analysis – Page 4

Waiting times since the start of last Ofsted full inspection visit – all and south east authorities as at 05/12/2025

Table 4.1: Number of days since the start of last Ofsted full inspection visit with a published report

SE Rank	South East LAs	Type	Grade	Days waited	Ntl Rank 153	Next inspection window opens: based on Table 4.3 Minimum and current grade	Next inspection window opens: based on Table 4.3 Average and current grade	Next inspection window opens: based on Table 4.3 Maximum and current grade
1	Kent	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,306	3=	17/03/2025	13/08/2025	08/12/2025
2	Bracknell Forest	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,271	4	21/04/2025	17/09/2025	12/01/2026
3	Slough	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	1,047	31	01/09/2025	04/03/2026	29/06/2026
4	Wokingham	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	1,005	30	13/10/2025	15/04/2026	10/08/2026
5	West Sussex	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	998	38	20/10/2025	22/04/2026	17/08/2026
6	Portsmouth	ILACS2	Good	935	40	30/03/2026	25/09/2026	11/01/2026
7	Southampton	ILACS2	Good	914	47	20/04/2026	16/10/2026	01/02/2027
8	Medway	ILACS2	Good	872	54	01/06/2026	27/11/2026	15/03/2027
9	Isle of Wight	ILACS2	Good	767	62	14/09/2026	12/03/2027	28/06/2027
10	East Sussex	ILACS2	Good	725	71	26/10/2026	23/04/2027	09/08/2027
11	Oxfordshire	ILACS2	Good	662	73	28/12/2026	25/06/2027	11/10/2027
12	Brighton and Hove	ILACS2	Outstanding	634	78	18/01/2027	16/06/2027	11/10/2027
13	Reading	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	592	82	30/11/2026	02/06/2027	27/09/2027
14	Hampshire	ILACS2	Outstanding	543	95	19/04/2027	15/09/2027	10/01/2028
15	Windsor and Maidenhead	ILACS2	Good	424	107	23/08/2027	18/02/2028	05/06/2028
16	Milton Keynes	ILACS2	Good	403	111	13/09/2027	10/03/2028	26/06/2028
17	Buckinghamshire	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	312	124	06/09/2027	08/03/2028	03/07/2028
18	Surrey	ILACS2	Good	263	129	31/01/2028	28/07/2028	13/11/2028
19	West Berkshire	ILACS2	Good	81	150	31/07/2028	26/01/2029	14/05/2029

National Rank of 153	National LAs	Type	Grade	Days waited
1	Torbay	ILACS1	Good	1,355
2	Wolverhampton	ILACS1	Good	1,348
3	Kent	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,306
4	Bracknell Forest	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,271
5=	Redcar and Cleveland	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,265
5=	Coventry	ILACS1	Good	1,264
7	Rotherham	ILACS1	Good	1,257
8=	Nottingham	ILACS2	Inadequate	1,243
8=	Luton	ILACS2	Requires Improvement	1,243
10=	Somerset	ILACS1	Good	1,236
10=	Newham	ILACS2	Good	1,236
10=	Herefordshire	ILACS2	Inadequate	1,236
13	Southwark	ILACS1	Good	1,166
14=	West Northamptonshire	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,159
14=	North Northamptonshire	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,159
16=	North Lincolnshire	ILACS1	Outstanding	1,152
16=	Darlington	ILACS1	Good	1,152
18	Lambeth	ILACS1	Requires Improvement	1,138
19=	Solihull	ILACS2	Inadequate	1,131

Table 4.2: Last 20 published reports: number of days waited, and position on the waiting list when picked, at the start of last Ofsted full inspection

Start Date	Local Authority	Wait between inspection type	Grade Before	Grade After	Position in waiting list when taken	Days waited
Oct 2025	Sandwell	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Good	3	1,253
Oct 2025	Wigan	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Good	3	1,246
Sept 2025	Manchester	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	1	1,281
Sept 2025	West Berkshire	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	1	1,281
July 2025	North East Lincolnshire	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Inadequate	Good	1	1,379
July 2025	Merton	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Outstanding	3	1,232
July 2025	Bedford Borough	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Requires Improvment	2	1,337
June 2025	Warwickshire	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Requires Improvement	4	1,288
June 2025	Richmond upon Thames	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	3	1,246
June 2025	Shropshire	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	4	1,232
June 2025	Leeds	ILACS2 – ILACS3	Outstanding	Outstanding	4	1,225
June 2025	Sefton	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Inadequate	Good	5	1,218
June 2025	Bath and North East Somerset	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	10	1,197
June 2025	Gloucestershire	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Requires Improvement	Good	6	1,218
June 2025	Sutton	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	3	1,292
June 2025	Bury	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Inadequate	Requires Improvement	2	1,323
May 2025	Wakefield	ILACS2 – ILACS3	Good	Good	4	1,232
May 2025	Stoke-on-Trent	ILACS2 – ILACS3	Requires Improvement	Requires Improvement	34	952
May 2025	Stockport	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Requires Improvement	19	1,141
May 2025	Derby	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Outstanding	Outstanding	14	1,155

Table 4.3: Wait in days between completed post-covid ILACS inspections (start-date to start-date)

Grade before inspection	No.	Minimum	Average	Maximum
Outstanding	5	1,043	1,193	1,309
Good	16	1,050	1,229	1,337
Requires Improvement	11	952	1,136	1,253
Inadequate	4	1,092	1,253	1,379
All ILACS inspections	36	952	1,198	1,379
New authorities, no prior inspection	2	388	472	556
Grand total	38		1,160

Table 4.4: All-time longest waits for a main inspection

National Rank	LA	Wait between inspection type	Grade before	Grade after	Days waited	Dates
1	Sefton	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Requires Improvement	Inadequate	2,191	Feb 2016 – Feb 2022
2	Poole (now closed)	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Requires Improvement	2,142	Oct 2011 – Sep 2017
3	Oxfordshire	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	2,128	Apr 2018 – Feb 2024
4	Brighton and Hove	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	2,072	Jul 2018 – Mar 2024
5=	Bury	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Requires Improvement	Inadequate	2,072	Feb 2016 – Oct 2021
5=	Blackburn with Darwen	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,072	Jan 2012 – Sep 2017
7	Hartlepool	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	2,065	Jul 2018 – Mar 2024
8	Sheffield	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Requires Improvement	Good	2,064	Nov 2013 – Jul 2019
9	Derbyshire	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Good	Requires Improvement	2,057	Nov 2013 – Jul 2019
10	Wolverhampton	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Requires Improvement	Good	2,051	Jun 2011 – Jan 2017
11	Gateshead	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	2,044	Apr 2019 – Dec 2024
12=	Southwark	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Good	Good	2,030	Mar 2017 – Sep 2022
12=	Camden	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,030	Feb 2012 – Sep 2017
14	Richmond upon Thames	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,016	Mar 2012 – Sep 2017
15	Warwickshire	SIF1 – ILACS1 (no SIF2)	Good	Requires Improvement	2,010	May 2017 – Nov 2021
16	Havering	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Inadequate	2,009	Jun 2018 – Dec 2023
17	Bracknell Forest	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,006	Oct 2011 – Apr 2017
18	Merton	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	2,005	Jan 2012 – July 2017
19	Hillingdon	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Outstanding	1,995	Apr 2018 – Oct 2023
20=	Waltham Forest	ILACS1 – ILACS2	Good	Good	1,988	Jan 2019 – Jul 2024
20=	Wirral	SLAC – SIF1 (no LACPI)	Good	Good	1,988	Jan 2011 – Jul 2016

NB the database starts from the date of SLAC inspections which run between June 2009 and July 2012

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	Enablers	Outcomes
1	Multi-agency working is prioritised and effective	children, young people and families stay together and get the help they need
2	Leaders drive conditions for effective practice	children and young people are supported by their family network
3	The workforce is equipped and effective	children and young people are safe in and outside of their homes
4	–	children in care and care leavers have stable, loving homes

	Enablers
1	Co-production and relationships between children and young people, families and practitioners
2	Shared vision and evidence-informed priorities
3	Stable and knowledgeable leadership and governance
4	A focus on high-quality delivery of the essentials
5	A well-organised, skilled and supported workforce